Baritone Akaki Gugushvili was born in Tbilisi. He studied at the Zakaria Paliashvili Central Music School (2016–2019) and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Georgian Technical University in 2019. However, his exceptional passion for music and natural vocal talent soon led him to pursue a professional career in singing. In 2020, he entered the Vano Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire, studying with Professor Teimuraz Gugushvili. A scholarship recipient throughout his education, he graduated with highest distinction in 2024.

Mr. Gugushvili made his professional debut at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre in 2022, performing Marcello in Puccini’s La Bohème. From 2023 to 2026, he returned to the same stage in roles including Garrido in Massenet’s La Navarraise, Tonio in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, Don Giovanni in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Abimélech in Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila, the Majordomo in Paliashvili’s Abesalom and Eteri, Alfio in Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, Prince Levan in Victor Dolidze’s Keto and Kote, and Sharpless in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.

While at the Conservatoire, he also performed extensively with the Conservatoire Opera Studio and the Tbilisi Opera Orchestra, singing roles such as Gianni Schicchi (Gianni Schicchi), Rigoletto (Rigoletto), Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro), Dulcamara (L’elisir d’amore), and Escamillo (Carmen), among others.

In 2024, Akaki Gugushvili made his international debut in Italy, singing the title role in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale in a production directed by Maestro Roberto Scandiuzzi.

He was named one of the Top Ten finalists at the 8th Jubilee Bulbul International Vocal Competition in 2022. The following year, he participated in the international festival Batumian Rhapsody – Opera’s Golden Voice Vocal Academy Week, founded by renowned soprano Tamar Iveri, where he attended masterclasses with distinguished artists Roberto Scandiuzzi, Vesselina Kasarova, Bojidar Nikolov, and Maurizio Trejo. Returning to the same festival in 2025, he performed the role of Alfio in Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and, following a masterclass with Maestro Mathieu Abelli, was selected as one of sixteen young singers to appear in the Gala Concert.

In 2026, he participated in the Opera Showcase at Birmingham’s Bradshaw Hall in England, performing the role of Marcello in Puccini’s La Bohème.